Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
I can't begin to say enough thanks for all that I have been blessed with. On this national day of giving thanks all I can do is simply say, "Thank You Lord for your continuous, overwhelming love!"
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Occupy What?!
The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to make headlines for various reasons. Most of the time it's because someone from within that movement has done something they shouldn't have, a group has moved to block traffic or the "host" cities have grown tired of spending thousands (sometimes hundreds of thousands) of dollars to clean-up, police and ensure peace in the camps and surrounding areas.
While it may very well be that you agree with the premise of the movement there are a multitude of ways to show your dislike for the direction our nation is moving. Interestingly, as I listen to the "Occupiers" I'm still somewhat confused as to their cause...there are complaints that corporations are evil, war is unjust, education should be fully funded, Congress should be disbanded and various other crys of "injustice". It's quite possible I wouldn't even pay attention to the whole thing except for the 15 minutes of fame that the media continues to extend for these protestors.
What I do like is the concept of spreading the message. If, as Christians, we would be as willing to make a public statement as the Occupiers have been then the message of Jesus just might catch on. Oh sure, we'd risk being branded as "weird, strange, out-of-touch" and other such things, but people would at least hear the words. I'm not one that advocates moving on to others property, hindering the flow of traffic, business and government in order to get my point across. But I am convinced that unless and until Christians are as willing as other groups to stand up and proclaim the gospel we are failing at our primary task.
Perhaps we will one day take a page from the lives of people who have chosen to make a particular cause their life-focus. Perhaps, one day, we too will become convinced that the only Occupy Movement that is really worthwhile is the one that allows Jesus to Occupy the Hearts of All Men!
While it may very well be that you agree with the premise of the movement there are a multitude of ways to show your dislike for the direction our nation is moving. Interestingly, as I listen to the "Occupiers" I'm still somewhat confused as to their cause...there are complaints that corporations are evil, war is unjust, education should be fully funded, Congress should be disbanded and various other crys of "injustice". It's quite possible I wouldn't even pay attention to the whole thing except for the 15 minutes of fame that the media continues to extend for these protestors.
What I do like is the concept of spreading the message. If, as Christians, we would be as willing to make a public statement as the Occupiers have been then the message of Jesus just might catch on. Oh sure, we'd risk being branded as "weird, strange, out-of-touch" and other such things, but people would at least hear the words. I'm not one that advocates moving on to others property, hindering the flow of traffic, business and government in order to get my point across. But I am convinced that unless and until Christians are as willing as other groups to stand up and proclaim the gospel we are failing at our primary task.
Perhaps we will one day take a page from the lives of people who have chosen to make a particular cause their life-focus. Perhaps, one day, we too will become convinced that the only Occupy Movement that is really worthwhile is the one that allows Jesus to Occupy the Hearts of All Men!
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